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CVE-2026-3419: Fastify's Missing End Anchor in "subtypeNameReg" Allows Malformed Content-Types to Pass Validation

March 5, 2026 (updated March 6, 2026)

Fastify incorrectly accepts malformed Content-Type headers containing trailing characters after the subtype token, in violation of RFC 9110 §8.3.1. For example, a request sent with Content-Type: application/json garbage passes validation and is processed normally, rather than being rejected with 415 Unsupported Media Type.

When regex-based content-type parsers are in use (a documented Fastify feature), the malformed value is matched against registered parsers using the full string including the trailing garbage. This means a request with an invalid content-type may be routed to and processed by a parser it should never have reached.

References

  • cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.html
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-573f-x89g-hqp9
  • github.com/fastify/fastify
  • github.com/fastify/fastify/commit/67f6c9b32cb3623d3c9470cc17ed830dd2f083d7
  • github.com/fastify/fastify/security/advisories/GHSA-573f-x89g-hqp9
  • httpwg.org/specs/rfc9110.html
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-3419
  • www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-3419

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 5.7.2 before 5.8.1

Fixed versions

  • 5.8.1

Solution

Upgrade to version 5.8.1 or above.

Impact 5.3 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-185: Incorrect Regular Expression

Source file

npm/fastify/CVE-2026-3419.yml

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